UVULA Definition & Meaning

uvula

[yoo-vyuh-luh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Anatomy.

plural

uvulas, uvulae

the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate.
a similar structure in any organ of the body, especially one at the opening of the bladder.

uvula

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noun

a small fleshy finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate

uvula

A small mass of fleshy tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of uvula¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin ū��ܱ��, equivalent to Latin ū�� “grape” + -ula -ule

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of uvula¹

C14: from Medieval Latin, literally: a little grape, from Latin ū�� a grape

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Plus, who among us learned what the uvula was just from this skit?

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Unable to breathe - and after calling 999 - he said an ambulance paramedic told him it seemed likely his uvula - the fleshy hanging ball at the back of the throat - had been bitten by a spider.

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“Sometimes the tongue will just fall back against the soft palate and the uvula and tonsils, especially in a person who has a very small airway,” he says.

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Caleb had a floppy larynx and Sarah had a congested uvula that could have obstructed their airways.

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Maybe that was where the uvula thing was.

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